Historical Events In March - 17

1820  Patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history england and Netherlands sign a trade agreement   

1824  On this day in history england & Netherlands sign a trade agreement   

1825  On March - 17 rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain)   

1826  On March - 17 oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder)   

1828  On this day in history patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1829  On March - 17 ottawa Ontario 200 Irish canal navvies riot on St. Patricks Day; one killed and many wounded   

1832  Moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine) on this day in history.   

1833  On March - 17 phoenix Society forms (New York)   

1833  On March - 17 phoenix Society forms (NY)   

1834  Gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle on this day in history.   

1836  Texas abolishes slavery on March - 17.   

1839  Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) on this day in history.   

1842  Indians land in Ohio, a 12²-mile area in Upper Sandusky on March - 17.   

1842  On March - 17 indians land in Ohio, a 12 square mile area in Upper Sandusky   

1845  Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour on March - 17.   

1845  Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London on this day in history.   

1846  Kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window) on this day in history.   

1846  F W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies on this day in history.   

1847  Dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Macbeth" is produced (Florence) on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history "Macbeth" opera premieres in Florence   

1848  Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer on this day in history.   

1849  Willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1853  On March - 17 christian Doppler, physicist, dies   

1854  On this day in history 1st park land purchased by a US city, Worcester, Mass   

1855  Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1857  Adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42 on March - 17.   

1858  Toronto Ontario St. Patricks Day riot breaks out during parade; one man fatally stabbed on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history japanese embassy arrives aboard Candinmarruh [sic]   

1861  On March - 17 italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed   

1861  Petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56 on March - 17.   

1862  Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia (211 casualities) on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA (211 casualities) on March - 17.   

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1231  On March - 17 birth of emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)   

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on March - 17.   

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)   

1628  On March - 17 birth of daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian   

1664  On March - 17 birth of georg Osterreich, composer   

1675  On this day in history birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer   

1676  On March - 17 birth of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)   

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

0180  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

0461  St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on March - 17.   

0659  On this day in history gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32   

1040  Harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies on this day in history.   

1058  Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on March - 17.   

1199  On this day in history death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow   

1272  On March - 17 death of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)   

1425  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407)